Allied Push Toward Paris Broadens Front In France
American forces advance from Brittany along a 50 mile front toward Paris while British thrust from the Orne advances threaten Caen. Allied naval blockade disrupts German convoys, three Breton towns fall, and heavy air raids strike fuel depots and railway hubs as the fight widens across France.
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Allied Expeditionary
Brittany
Paris
Breton
Brest
St. Nazaire
Nantes
Lorient
St. Malo
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
U. S. First Army
France
Huelgoat
Two Years After Guadalcanal Marines Celebrate Anniversary
Two years after Guadalcanal, Marines mark the anniversary of the original D Day on Aug 7 1942. U S Marines landed at Tulagi Gavutu and Guadalcanal to seize Henderson Field. The rapid victory over Japanese air and naval forces followed by fierce hill fighting and a decisive second engagement at Matanikau.
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America
D” Day
U. S
Three Po
British Solomons
Tulagi
Gavutu
Guadalcanal
Henderson Field
Leathernecks
Matanikau
First Marine Division
Wear wounded in Saipan action details and casualties
Pfc Richard S Wear son of Mrs Sadie Wear 1205 Officer st wounded slightly June 21 in Saipan action War department notified mother He entered the army October 1941 overseas April 1942 based in Hawaii His unit fought in Saipan before He attended local schools and worked in a dairy store He trained at Camp Wolters Texas and Fort Ord California Two brothers in service James K Wear in the Air Force at Daniels Field Oklahoma and David C Wear in the infantry at Fort Benning Georgia Sgt Bemis formerly with Drummond Implement Co locally and training at Camp Pickett Virginia Camp Blanding Florida is listed missing since July with the 79th infantry division at Lerbourg The article notes further casualty details and directs readers to turn to Casualties Page 2.
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Richard S. Wear
Sadie Wear
Saipan
War Department
Hawaii
Camp Wolters
Tex
Ft. Ord
Calif
James K. Wear
Air Force
Daniels Field
David C. Wear
Ft. Benning
Jacob H. Benner
George Benner
Lucasville
Benner
79Th Negoty Division
Lerbourg
Bemis
Drummond. ‘Implement Co
Camp Pickett
Camp Blanding
Fla
New Division Proposed for Parks and Recreation in Ohio
The Ohio postwar program envisions a unified state department to administer all state parks forests archeological sites and fish and game properties under a single natural resources department. The idea follows a commission vote to draft legislation consolidating state conservation activities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Natural Resources
Blind Confidence in Hitler Appeals to German Public
London reports Hitler urged "blind confidence" from the home front in a Berlin broadcast through the DNB. He said he would not capitulate and that the nation needs a leader who keeps faith and confidence, signaling he would fight the Allies to the end unless betrayed or overthrown.
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Associated Press
London
Adolf Hitler
DNB
Berlin
Hitler
Truck Driver Dies After Roll-Over Near Home
Henry Howard Smith 49 of Stout died at Mercy hospital from a crushed chest after a truck hauling scrap iron overturned on a hill near his home. His son Edward was injured lightly. Smith born April 2 1895 in West Union leaves a large family. Funeral at Lynn Funeral Home Tuesday at 10 p m with burial in Sandy Springs cemetery.
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Henry Howard Smith
Stout
Edward
Mercy Hospital
West Union
Mr. Smith
Clay
Emma Glenn Smith
Jessie
Charles
Homer
Carl
Donald
Mack
Thelma Gordin
Detroit
Garnet Freeman
Fay Arthurs
Troy
Ivy Glenn
George
Morris
Avery Stephenson
Frank Glenn
Lynn Funeral Home
Laurence L. Hucksoll
Sandy Springs Cemetery
Republican platform panel to meet in Columbus
Columbus, Aug. 7 a new 100 member advisory committee to aid in drafting the Republican party state platform for 1944 will hold its first meeting here Thursday.
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Columbus
Death linked to fly spray in infant incident
Robert William Bell, 61 days old, died from toxic pneumonia after fly spray was applied to his face by a brother in the South Webster area. Coroner Virgil Fowler reported the poisoning occurred about 24 hours earlier, with the oily solution running off the child's face. Funeral services were held at D. W. Davis funeral home with burial in South Webster cemetery. He is survived by his parents and siblings Patricia Ann Joan Louise and Richard.
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Robert William Bell
Homer Bell
South Webster
Virgil Fowler
Richard 5
D. W. Davis Funeral Home
Rev. Carmichael
South Webster Cemetery
Patricia Ann
Joan Louise
Richard
Train Derails Near Lake City Injures 26 Passengers
Twenty six people were hurt when the Milwaukee Road eastbound Olympian derailed near the Lake City station in Minnesota. Four remained in hospital the morning after, including crewman Thomas Patton and four others. The rest were treated for minor cuts and bruises and released.
Dewey Returns to Aid NY Senate Nomination Clash
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, rested from farm lease time in Pawling, N Y, heads to Albany to participate in selecting the Republican U S senator candidate. With the nomination due tomorrow by the Republican state committee, the post remains open at press time.
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Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Berkshire
Albany
U. S
New York
Republican State Committee
Germans Shell Florence Area as Allies Hold City
Allied reports say heavy German shelling continues in southern Florence, with the city in Allied hands. South African troops reportedly reached the north bank of the Arno as bridges near Florence face destruction plans. The Fifth and Eighth armies claim about 50,000 prisoners in the Camelot to Florence offensive, while Kesselring’s orders aimed to blow bridges. Nearby towns Montelupo and Empoli are noted, and Rome defenses prevented crossing and bridge destruction.
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Associated Press
Rome
Florence
Harold Alexander
Arno
Cassino
Albert Kesselring
Tiber
Montelupo
Empoli
Service Restored On Transit Lines In Philadelphia
Philadelphia Aug 7 federal authorities reasserted wartime controls ending a week of turmoil as troops patrolled buses trolleys subways and elevated lines. Army officials said 95 percent of strikers had agreed to return and work-or-be-fired ultimatums kept war production on track while Army transport officers weighed deploying soldiers if necessary.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Barkley and Park Nominees for Senatorial Race
Unofficial statewide primary results show Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley of Paducah and Lexington prosecutor James Park as nominees for November. Barkley led with 79 905 votes in 3430 precincts. Park had 41 621 votes in 3304. Clerks resume counting as the Eighth District sees Bates oppose Yates.
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Associated Press
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Paducah
James Park
Lexington
Sen
Barkley
Park
Joe E. Bates
Greenup
Thomas S. Yates
Grayson
Republican State Central Executive Committee
Lewisco
Vanceburg
James A. Parx
Barktey
Weather notes and daily temperature report from Ohio valley
The weather page reports cloudy skies tonight with a warmer Tuesday in the Ohio valley. Observer Schirrman's 11 am reading shows 78 degrees, with a 72 degree low. a look back notes yesterday’s high of 98 and a 62 degree low, while the one year ago record listed a 90/62 high and low.
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Ohio Valley
Schirrman
Yankees Swing Heavy Blows At Jap Front Door
American warships turn guns on the Bonin Islands in a two day strike that destroyed or damaged multiple ships and destroyed Omura town on Chichi Jima. Admiral Nimitz announced the push as U.S. forces test Japan’s defenses and threaten the Marianas.
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Associated Press
Bonin Islands
Japan
Chichi Jima
Bonins
Tokyo
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Pacific
New Guinea
Hengyang
Fas U. S
Bonin
Kazan
Omura
Chichi
Haha
Muko
Ane
Iowa Jima
Kazans
U. S
Navy
The Life Of Eisenhower Biography Debuts In Times
The Times runs the first biography of General Dwight D. Eisenhower today. Kansas classmates describe him as strong and scrappy, tracing a typical American boy from a common town to one of America's greatest generals. The book by Francis Trevelyan Miller begins on Page 12.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Times
Kansas
America
Gen
Eisenhower
Francis Trevelyan Miller
The Breakthrough in France Described by Ernie Pyle
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins the Fourth Infantry Division in the major French offensive. His first dispatch, a vivid field report, appears on the Editorial Page, framing the operation as the decisive break.
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France
Ernie Pyle
British Drive Seeks River Link With Vire Break
British forces push south along the river aiming to connect with an eastward advance from Vire, threatening to form a broader penetration. Reports emphasize rapid progress and strategic aims to sever German lines south of the river.
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Vire
Reds Capture Fortress On Potential Invasion Route
Soviet forces seized Drohobycz the oil center guarding invasion routes through the Carpathians into Czecho-Slovakia. Meanwhile, units crossed the Dubissa toward East Prussia, taking 30 villages and nearing Tilsit, with other troops trapping Germans near the San Vistula triangle south of Warsaw. Col. Gen. Ivan Petrov led an 11th army surge along a 1200 mile front from Finland to the Carpathians, as Stalin announced Drohobycz's fall.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Moscow
Farflung
Drohobyez
Carpathian Mountains
Czecho-Slovakia
Germany
Dubissa
East Prussia
Tilsit
Krakow
Silesia
Red Army
San Vistula River
Warsaw
Ivan Petrov
Fourth
Feodor I. Tolbuchkin
Finland
Carpathians
Joseph Stalin
Drohobycz
Galicia
Russia
Poland
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
Niemen River
Baltic
Memel
Loose Nazi Left Wing Holds Key To Brittany Situation
The piece notes the Franco Nazi left flank in Brittany as a pivotal factor in the war. It describes how its separation from the coast allowed American forces to advance through Brittany and toward Paris. It also links this military shift to Hitler’s wider struggle to stabilize the mandy line and maintain civilian war effort amid revolt.
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Brittany
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
New York
Hitler
Normandy
Paris
Mayenne
Seine
Loire
Caen
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Jean-Gonstier
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la Houssaie
Chateau- Gontier
Loire River
Australia
Guam
Madong Guinea
Equator
Eniwetok
Kwajalein
Hall
Caroline
New Ireland
Bougainville
New Britain
Georgia
Vem
Choiseul
Kulaie
Santa Isabel
Malaita
Marshall
Jaluie
Malekulas. Crate
Tarawa
Ellice
Cpl
van Hoose
Division OF Parks, Recreation
Dewey
Joe
Oberlin
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio Grange
Fichter
Grange
Elmer F. Kruse
Ohio Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Kruse
Italy
Barkley, Park
Marianas
U.S
MacKenzie
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